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Sen. Tim Sheehy Makes Emergency Landing After Engine Failure in Montana

Federal aviation officials are conducting a routine review of the incident.

Overview

  • Local officials said the private plane experienced an engine failure and landed in a field near Ennis, Montana.
  • Sheehy and the second person onboard were unhurt, according to his chief of staff.
  • First responders reported a small fuel leak after the landing, and local crews contained it.
  • Authorities notified federal aviation agencies, and the incident remains under review.
  • Sheehy was flying a routine training exercise and is an FAA-certified commercial pilot and flight instructor, and coverage notes his involvement in a 2019 training-era crash in Florida in which the NTSB recorded his testimony that he was not at the controls.